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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Democrat Doug Jones on Thursday will be officially declared the winner of a U.S. Senate race after a judge rejected Republican Roy Moore's last-ditch effort to stop the certification of Jones' historic upset in a deep-red state. Montgomery Circuit Judge Johnny Hardwick denied Moore's request for a restraining order to stop Alabama's canvassing board from certifying Jones' victory on Thursday. Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill said Jones will be certified as the winner of the Dec. 12 election on Thursday afternoon. He will be sworn in on Jan. 3. A spokesman for Jones earlier...

Matt Bevin spoke with Chuck Todd this morning about today’s race and how he plans to beat McConnell. When asked by Todd if he believes Mitch McConnell is a conservative, Bevin explained how McConnell is only pretending to be conservative in order to trick his way back into the US Senate: No… No I don’t. Conservatives don’t vote to bailout Wall Street banks with taxpayer money. Conservatives don’t vote for amnesty multiple times. Conservatives don’t vote for every single debt ceiling increase that comes down the pipe and then battle their own party to make sure you don’t cut anything...